Section 3. Definition of Terms. —
For purposes of this Act, the terms below shall be construed to mean, except where explicitly indicated or where the context clearly indicates otherwise, as follows:
Book — as defined by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a printed non-periodical publication of at least forty-eight (48) pages, exclusive of cover pages, published in the country and made available to the public.
Textbook — a book which is an exposition of generally accepted principles in one (1) subject, intended primarily as a basis for instruction in a classroom or pupil-book-teacher situation.
Book Title — refers to a particular book of which a number of copies are printed.
National Book Policy — a statement of the intention and philosophy of the State as a basis for the formulation and implementation of measures for the development, production and distribution of books.
National Book Development Plan — refers to the integrated approach for fostering book development, consisting of the totality of the procedures and systems for attaining the balanced growth of the various components of book development and production, including preparation and distribution of books.
National Development — is used in the most general sense to refer to the country's progress as well as to the processes or measures that contribute to such progress.
Book Publishing — a process of choosing and making books dealing with everything known to the human spirit, philosophy, religious beliefs, intellectual ideas, the physical world, all the arts and the sciences.
Book Development — a condition not only of having more output but also different kinds of outputs than were previously produced, as well as changes in the technical and institutional arrangements by which output is produced and distributed.
Related Activities — the domestic manufacturing industries which have direct bearing on the long term viability of the book publishing industry.